Visual Statistics brings the most
complex and advanced statistical methods within reach of those with little
statistical training by using animated graphics of the data. Using ViSta:
The Visual Statistics System-developed by Forrest Young and Pedro Valero-Mora
and available free of charge on the Internet-students can easily create
fully interactive visualizations from relevant mathematical statistics,
promoting perceptual and cognitive understanding of the data's story.
An emphasis is placed on a paradigm for understanding data that is visual,
intuitive, geometric, and active, rather than one that relies on convoluted
logic, heavy mathematics, systems of algebraic equations, or passive acceptance
of results.